Recovery Coordinator - Part Time

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Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We are currently recruiting a Part Time Recovery Coordinator to work as part of the newly implemented Southwest Prisons service in HMP The Verne, a category C prison in Dorset, for men convicted of sex offences. Our ideal candidate will have the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience of substance misuse issues, looking to take the next step in their career with a charity that will support your continued personal and professional development.

Where: HMP The Verne

When: We are looking to get the right person into the team ASAP

Hours: 18.75hrs per week

Salary: £26,393 - £30,316 dependent on experience (pro rata for PT)

What We Will Give To You

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (pro rata for PT)

Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme

Contributory pension scheme

A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.

A friendly and supportive team

Training, career development & progression opportunities

About The Role

Support service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey

Work in close partnership with Clinical Substance Misuse team to develop and implement care plans for those receiving clinical prescribing, including attendance at joined 5 day, 28, day and ongoing clinical reviews

Complete secondary screening assessment of patients arriving to prison as part of Integrated Health and Wellbeing model of service delivery

Contribute to risk management processes, including prison ACCT process as appropriate

Work closely with Through the Gate provision, Healthcare, Prison partners and External Support Agencies to ensure effective coordination of Release Planning

About You

Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field ideally within prison/criminal justice

Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills

Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills

Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice

Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders

Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users

Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards

Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you

Please note: This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level